help... pls differentiate human anatomy from physiology...?

Question

pls give me a precise and acceptable answer.. i will give 10 points to the one who gives the longest one....

longer answers if possible..... thanks for all your help...

Answer 1

The longest answer that's precise? Mmm, almost a contradiction in terms, friend. :)

Anatomy is the study of what is where in a organism's body, so human anatomy studies where you find the tissues and organs in the human body, and how they are put together.

Physiology, on the other hand, is the study of how an organism and its parts function, be that function mechanical, structural, or chemical. It's this field of study that gives rise to so many specialties in medicine. For example, endocrinologists are familiar with how the major glands produce hormones that regulate different processes in other parts of the human body, orthopaedists know how the bones, skeletal muscles, and ligaments of the human body work together and how to help it heal best after serious injury, cardiologists know how the heart and blood vessles work together to move blood around the body and what can be signs of a malfunctioning circulatory system, and oncologists are intimately involved in the molecular biology of out-of-control cancers.

It's ironic that a human 'physiologist' had been defined as a person who studies how the human body moves from one place to another, as locomotion is just one function the human body performs day in and day out. But, I suppose a title along the lines of 'human biomechanist' is a bit of a mouthful to say often.

A person can know the anatomy of the human body, and easily NOT know the physiologies in it, but I believe it's impossible to know of the physiologies and NOT know the anatomy of the body, because often the location of a organ or tissue has a bearing on the function that organ or tissue has inside the human body.

Though in today's reality, it's not easy to know JUST the anatomy of the human body, as some of the physiology is usually taught side-by-side with anatomy. For example, "teeth are located in the mouth, attached to the upper and lower jaws, and they are used to chew your food." A bit of third-grade science I've had reinforced over the years again and again, all the way up to human anatomy and physiology class in college. the message stayed the same, but got more complicated; "from mid-front to back, you have two incisors, which helps to cut food, then a cuspid, which is useful in tearing meat, followed by two bicuspids and three molars which help grind the food into a managable and easily swallowed paste. These teeth are attached to both upper and lower mandibles in bilateral symmetry in the human mouth, which is the entrance to the human digestive tract." :)

Answer 2

In layman's terms, human anatomy is the study of the physical strata of the human body. the head, the spinal system, the hips, the legs[fibia and such]. It comprises the physical arena of the human body.

Physiology is the study of how the systems in the human body functions. The nervous system, respiratory system, cardiac system, muscular system, blood system and such.

Answer 3

anatomy means the study of internal organs or internal structure of the body and physiology refers to thye study of working of the body by all the systems present in human body

Answer 4

Anatomy refers to the positioning of various parts of the body (skin, hair, muscle, bone, organs, etc). Physiology covers all of that plus chemistry, pheremones, genes, fluids, etc.

Answer 5

Anatomy covers the different parts of the body.
Physiology covers the way they work together.